Chicken Satay Marinade

Hey!!! I don’t have too much time to chat because its been a busy week but I wanted to stop in and share one of my favorite go-to marinades for summer grilling season. You know that delicious, melt-in-your-mouth chicken or beef you get at Thai restaurants with the awesome peanut dipping sauce? Well this is it!! This recipe is from my dad and I made sure I wrote it down when I started cooking on my own. I’m actually surprised I haven’t shared it with you yet, I searched the blog convinced that I must have but lo and behold! I’ve been holding out on you!

Simply marinate the chicken (or beef) in the marinade for a few hours or overnight and then grill it up and you’ve got yourself some OH SO TASTY chicken. Its so good you don’t even need the peanut sauce but obviously everything is always better with a little peanut sauce.

The best part about this marinade? I almost always have the ingredients on-hand. All you need is fish sauce, brown sugar, oil, curry powder & lemon juice. Easy peasy! I was actually out of lemons when I made this last so I used a little powdered lemon with water and a splash of rice vinegar to replace it and it was still awesome.

You can use chicken breast or thighs but I find that thighs are much better for grilling, they stay really moist and have a great flavor.

Hope this becomes a regular in your house too! Enjoy!

WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY:

The “Rude” station on Pandora.

If you’ve heard that new song on the radio called “Rude” it is seriously jammable (is that a word??, it is now)! I tried out a Pandora station using that song and it is seriously the best summer music EVA! Every song makes you want to be in a convertible with the top down jamming out at sunset. I’m discovering all sorts of new artists through it as well as hearing classics from Bob Marley & Sublime and few throwbacks that bring me back to high school. Seriously, check it out! #summerlovin